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About Stephen W. Hiemstra

Author Stephen W. Hiemstra (MDiv, PhD) is a slave of Christ, husband, father, volunteer pastor, author, and speaker. He lives with his wife, Maryam, of thirty years in Centreville, VA and they have three grown children.

Stephen has been an active writer spanning both his career as an economist and a pastor. As an economist of 27 years in 5 federal agencies, he published numerous government studies, magazine articles, and book reviews.

Stephen is currently a Christian author and volunteer pastor dividing his time equally between Hispanic ministry and blogging under a theme of "online pastor". As a hospital chaplain intern, he worked in the emergency department, a psychiatric unit, and an Alzheimer's unit. He is an elder in Centreville Presbyterian Church.

He has masters of divinity (2013) from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in Charlotte, NC. His doctorate (1985) is in agricultural economics from Michigan State University in East Lansing, MI.

Stephen is also a Christian publisher. His company is: T2Pneuma Publishers LLC of Centreville, Virginia established in 2014. To read more, visit: http://www.T2Pneuma.com.

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By Stephen W. Hiemstra
One practical implication of being created in the image of God is that when you speak with someone, it is like speaking to God himself. In fact, many times God speaks to us through the people around us. A second practical implication is that each and every human has intrinsic value in the eyes of God. Between the hint of the divine and this intrinsic value, everyone has an interesting story to tell—if one takes the time to listen. One only cares for s

David Gaughran.[1]2019. BookBub Ads Expert: A Marketing Guide to Author Discovery. DavidGaughran.com
Review by Stephen W. Hiemstra
Composing and managing online ads challenges the best minds publishing today. A good ad must have an attractive graphic, communicate the book’s theme, and motive the purchase. The ad must contribute to an effective sales strategy, reach an inspired audience, and generate enough sales, directly or indirectly to cover the ad expense. With so many mov

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By Stephen W. Hiemstra
This morning I will talk pray and about the Color Purple.
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Hear the words; Walk the steps; Experience the joy! The Color Purple. Monday Monologues, May 20, 2019 (podcast) Also see: Monday Monologue On March 26, 2018 Other ways to engage online:
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By Stephen W. Hiemstra
Merciful and loving father,
All praise and honor be to you because you forgive our sins and heal us of every disease and plague that afflicts our bodies, minds, and souls.
We confess to you that we do not confess our every sin, but frequently cling to sins that besets us and prove too painful to admit even to ourselves.
We thank you for the gift of your son, Jesus Christ, who suffered and died for our sins so that we don’t have to and who

By Stephen W. Hiemstra
Moderation. Balance. How do we live out these admonitions in a world that paints everything in stark extremes of black and white? Jesus tells a story:
“What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the open country, and go after the one that is lost, until he finds it? And when he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing. And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and his nei

David Brooks.[1]2000. Bobos in Paradise: The New Upper Class and How They Got There. New York: Simon and Schuster.
Review by Stephen W. Hiemstra
When I have time off to read, I often read popular titles that appear interesting. What are other authors talking about? What currently interests young people? These literary excursions often prove fruitful because they reveal blind spots in my own thinking. This line of thought led me to pick up a copy of David Brooks’ Bobo

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Loving father,
All praise and honor be to you for you look on us as your sons and daughters with equal delight (Gen 1:27; Gal 3:28) and love our kids even more than we do (Ps 8:4).
We confess that we have trouble living into your example. We fuss and toil to get our way displaying maturity not befitting our ages.
But we thanks you for your loving example in Jesus Christ and your patience with us when we are dif

By Stephen W. Hiemstra
Equal pay between men and women in the workplace is impossible in the current cultural environment because they face different social expectations both inside and outside the workplace. Cultural expectations of women disadvantage them especially in the area of unpaid work that directly affects current and future salary expectations. Christian Perspective on Equality
Although a diversity of opinion exists about Christians should relate to each other withi

Chuck Heintzelman.[1]2017. The Author’s Guide to Vellum: Creating Beautiful Books with Vellum 2.0. Mead, WA: Kydala Publishing Inc.
Review by Stephen W. Hiemstra
In 2018, I became the proud owner of a MacBook Pro laptop to aid me in my writing and publishing. A number of computer programs focusing on creative activities like writing are available primarily in the Apple world. One of the first that I purchased was Vellum, which has a small cult following among fiction